Norteña. Memorias del comienzo
Julieta Venegas
FICTION | 2026 | 144 pages
The intimate and poetic memoir of one of Latin America’s most dazzling rock stars
In Norteña, Julieta Venegas tells a coming-of-age story shaped by northern Mexico: Tijuana, the border, family, displacement and the experience of growing up in an environment defined by cultural and social tensions. The book follows a protagonist striving to understand her origins and the place she wishes to claim in the world. The North emerges as a tangible setting that shapes decisions, relationships and opportunities. The narrative encompasses migration, separation and family upheaval offering a direct portrayal of how one’s environment forges one’s identity. The story unfolds through precise scene and pivotal moments that trace the protagonist’s personal growth. Venegas’s musical background is evident in the story’s rhythm and the book’s structure: it features brisk chapters, clear prose and a keen sense of narrative pacing. Norteña expands the author’s creative scope into literary fiction, delivering an intimate story about belonging, memory and the search for meaning.
RIGHTS: spanish (méxico) ALMADÍA | spanish (spain) LAS AFUERAS | spanish (chile) LA POLLERA | (argentina) BLATT & RÍOS | spanish (colombia) LAGUNA
“This beautiful book is an encounter with the woman behind the voice. Through a candid account – as boundary-pushing as its author – we discover that the woman who sings our great anthems feels, suffers and learns in exactly the same way as we do.”
